Legal Opinion
Baer & Son v. Hooks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 9, 1929No. 19324PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. In tlie absence of an agreement to the contrary, delivery of freight to a common carrier is regarded as delivery to the consignee. McCook v. Halliburton-Myers Co., 14 Ga. App. 381 (80 S. E. 863); Farmers Cotton Oil Co. v. Brooke, 14 Ga. App. 778, 781 (82 S. E. 372); Morgan v. Coll Co., 34 Ga. App. 630 (4) (130 S. E. 600). And “the execution of a bill of lading is not an indispensable prerequisite to a valid contract of affreightment, nor necessary to evidence such a delivery to a common carrier as will be the equivalent in contemplation of law to delivery to the consignee.” City of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Morgan v. Colt Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Myers v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Johnson-Battle Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
- McCook v. Halliburton-Myers Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
- Farmers Cotton Oil Co. v. Brooke & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Marshall v. Moultrie Cotton MillsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Rich's Inc. v. Empire Gold Buying Service Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Marshall v. Moultrie Cotton MillsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935